Improvement in signs for street-lamps



JOHN T. FO'LEY.

Sign for Street Lamps.

No. 121,933, I Patented Dec.19,1871.

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UNITED STATES JOHN T. FOLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SIGNS FOR STREET-LAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,938, dated December 19, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. FOLEY, of New York city, State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Portable Street-Lamp Directory-Frames, of which the following is a specification The object of my invention is to produce and furnish frames inclosing and holding slips of glass, mica, or other transparent materials whereupon is painted or otherwise fixed figures, names, and numbers of streets, houses, hotels, persons, business, &c., such frames to be portable, to fit the lamps for which they are constructed without alterations or extra expense, easy to be put on and easy to remove, cheap and simple in construction, and are an ornament to the lamps on which they are placed.

The accompanying drawing represents astreetlamp on which the portable streetlamp directoryframe is placed.

A is a frame, constructed of metal, which may be soldered, cast, or riveted together, as may be desired or found most convenient. The frameA is so formed that slips of glass or other transparent materials B B, upon which the letters, numbers, or figures are placed, slide in the grooves a a. To the lower part of the frame A are attached, soldered, or otherwise placed, flexible fasteners or clamps O O, which have sufficient elasticity to be placed over the upper frame D of the lamp, and sufficient strength to holdthe frame there firmly when placed there. These fasteners O O are attached to the inside of the frame for the purpose of throwing the inside part of the grooves 11 a against the transparent slips, so as to prevent them frombeingremoved accidentally.

The fasteners O O are provided with projections c 0 in order to leave a space between the frame A and the frame D, by aid of which rain or dust could escape, if such (which is not likely)should be required. The frameA is provided with four thin metal strips, E E, which are fastened to the top of the frame, overlapping each other at right angles. The ofiice of these strips is to prevent snow, rain, dust, or collections of any kind from accumulating between the lamp and the frame. These strips will, by placing the frame over the top of the lamp in its position, fill up exactly the space on account of the mode in which they are attached to the frame and owing to their flexibility and spring power.

I do not, however, confine myself to the form therein shown and represented. It will be readily understood that lamps of difierent forms require different shaped directory-frames, such as round, oval, octagon, or other forms of lamps.

I am well aware that strips of glass have been placed on the side of lamps in permanent fixtures. I am also well aware that names, numbers, and figures have been cast into metal strips placed permanently on the lamps; also,that figures, names, and numbers have been painted on the glass itself inclosing the flame; but I am not aware that a portable frame, having the advantages as herein set forth, has ever been used for this purpose.

Having thus fully described my improvement, the nature of the same, and its object, I desire to claim as my invention- The portable directoryframe A, the transparent slides B B, the grooves a a, the clamps O O, projections c c, and metal strips E E, all arranged and combined substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

JOHN T. FOLEY.

Witnesses:

A. C. CRONDAL, RICHARD GERNER. (54.) 

